By Rich Goldman

In 2013, Best In Show Daily brought its audience the very best in coverage of the fancy. We covered the topics our community most wanted to see, everyday. As 2013 draws to a close, we are bringing you Best In Show Daily’s Publishers Picks. My pick of the best stories for 2013. We wish you a Happy New Year, a year of successes, good health & longevity to enjoy it.

By Stuart Baillie

SINCE I started writing this weekly column for Best In Show Daily I feel that my contributions have tended to look at the less positive side of our hobby but this week I am able to write about an event which has been truly inspiring and which I feel a genuine sense of pride at having been involved in.

By Bo Bengtson

The following article should be read, and preferably re-read, slowly and carefully, by anyone who contemplates becoming an AKC judge, or is already an AKC judge but plans on adding additional breeds, or is just interested in how the AKC Judges Approval process works. I have heard from multiple sources that what I experienced, although probably singular in some respects, is not that unusual.

By Rennie Chamberlain

According to author Rennie Chamberlain, what your pet wants most is to be with you. At least that is true of her dog, so she created Your Pet Portfolio, a way to make your pet feel like you are there, even while it is in the care of others.

By Yogev Harel

The Israeli’s Alaskan Malamutes have a new kennel club: The Israel Nordic Dog Club, a member of the Israel Kennel Club and FCI. Israel is a small country, but the Israeli people love dogs and love to breed purebreds. Although it rarely snows and the average Winter temperatures are about 10 degrees Celsius, the Arctic breed of the massive sled dogs, the Malamute, have become very popular.

By Best In Show Daily

Fittingly, in the final days of 2013, the Readers' Choice Article of 2013 is an article on the future. We worry about the longevity of our sport, that it's not as fun but then are reminded, through the eyes of children, what it's all about: passion, enthusiasm, commitment. And, we remember how we started, we all fell in love with a dog as youngsters.

Every single Kennel Club Assured Breeder will be inspected by the Kennel Club, a UKAS accredited certification body, in order to ensure that the scheme is recognised as the essential quality seal for puppy breeding and buying. The change will mean that UKAS accredited certification will be given to all breeders who have passed an Assessment Visit since 1st January 2014 and will be backdated for those breeders who have successfully passed an inspection in 2013.

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